Toy



Oct. 7, 1 930. J. VAN EE RDE 1,777,94

" TOY Filed June 7. 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Jan Van Eerae INVENTOR ATTORNEY 2 Oct. 1,- 1930. i HAN EERDE 1,777,948

TOY

Filed June 7, 1929 2 Shoots-Sheet 2 Patent d Oct. 7, 1930 WARD, or MOUNTVERNON, ivnwxonx" 1 a Application name-'7, 1929. Seria1 No. 369,0585

- includes a body, a head, tail and legs and which embodies simple butextremely novel means for connecting the sections comprising the bodyand for pivot'ally and swingably' associating therewith the heads, legsand the tails. 1 v i A still further object isthe provision of 1 toysofthis character which may have their parts associated torepresentdiiferent types of animals or the like, and wherein a pluralityof such toys will permit of the child owning the same to produce acomplete animalcircus, and further wherein the supporting legs of thetoy animals or figures are so constructed as to amply support the samein anerect positionorat different desired in- V clinati-ons.

A still further object is theprovision or a toy for this purpose inwhich the body thereof constitutes two similar" blocks or stripsconnected together adjacent to their ends by flexible or like elasticelements, andwhlch n elements providepivots for the notched ends of theheadand tail of the toy animal, the

-- 1 strips comprising the bodyhaving their low- 1 Y 5 of notched andthefore and rear legs are coner edges, adjacent to the front and reartherenected by' flexible or elastic elements which are received in thesaid notches and whereby all of the elements ofthe toy, when assembledare sustained in frictional'engagement, with the head, tail, andlegs'pivotally associated with the body so that these elements of thetoymay be made to'a'ssume various anin -1s which W111 add to th -amusem thechild owning the toy. i

To the attainment of'the foregoing and 'other objects which will presentthemselves Y the improvement further resides in certain other novelfeatures of construction, com- -bination and operative association ofparts,

one} satisfactory embodiment of which is disfclosed by the accompanyingdrawings. i In the drawings:

Figure 1 is atop plan View of a animal g m-151D: STATES; ammoniag;

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or similar toy in accordance with this inven-- tion.

wFigur'e 2 is a front'elevation thereof.

' Figure 3 is aside elevation thereof. Figures 4 and5 illustrateinperspectlve different forms of bodies'whichmay be employed. p ,7 r

i Figures 6*to9 illustrate different formsor shapes of leg" memberswhich maybe em P 03 01. l W Figures 10 to 13 illustratedifi'erent formsof tail members which maybe employed.

Figures let and15 illustrate different types of head members which maybe employed. Except for the connecting and pivot means my improved toyis preferably constructed of wooden plates and strips. The plates comprising the body may be differently shaped as disclosed by Figures 4 and5 of the drawings to correspond with thebody of difierent types ofanimals, Each pair of plates 1, adjacent to the ends thereof areconnected by" elastic or like flexible cords or cables 2 2,respectively. These elastic elements 2'2'draw the plates 1 toward eachother. The elements 2,"

howev'er,'provided pivots over which is arranged a notch 3 in the platethat is shaped to represent the head of the animalandthe notch 4 in thestrip that is shaped torep'resent the tail of the animal or like figure.In 'Figure 3 ofthe drawingsthe head 5 is shaped to represent-that of anelephant, in Figure 14 the head'6 is shaped to represent thatofa lionwhile in Figure 15 the head is shaped tofre'pre v sent that of a dog,-Obviouslyfothershaped heads may. be employed. The tail element 8illustrated in Figures 3 and*1O has a rounded inner portion and adownwardly curved outer portion, the said curved portion beingcomparatively short so thatthe same represents the tail of an elephant.The loweredges of he body plates l, ad jacent to the front and rearthereof are pro vidediwith alini'ng notches 10 and 11, res'pee tivelyqThe legmembersfor the toy are,-of

course, differently shaped tocorres pond with the animal to berepresented by the toy and these various shaped legs areillustrated inperspective inF-igures 6 to 9 of the drawings. Each .painofslegs 12 isconnected, adjacent-"to 15 are enlarged and preferably rounded andprovided from the outeri edges with-notches 16 and these notches aredesignedtoibe re ceiyed. between the side plates 1 of the body of'theanimal and to receive therein the rear.

elastic" element 2 of thelbo'c'ly In order to preventthe body platesfrom being forced too :close together attheir bottom. portions,bythe'elastic elements 2 a spacer block 17 may be secured to the innerface of one of thesaid plates as disclosed by the full'lines in Figurelandby the dotted linesinFigure 3 of the drawings; 3 a i altgis notthought necessary to enter'intothe various shapes and types of animalswhich may be produced with a toy construction in accordance with thisinvention nor is it deemed necessary to set forth a manner in which the,body of; the animal may be arranged at inclinations from either its foreor rearlegs-nor the manner inwhich the head or tail may be arranged onthe body to represent different fig-ures or animals as it isbe *lievedthat such arrangement-Will be under stood and'appreci'ated by thoseskilled in the art 11 0- wh ch the invention relates after-the foregoingdescriptionhasbeen read in connection with the accompanying drawings.

. Obviously Idonotwish to be restricted to" andsaidelasticelementsdesigned to hold the 7 legs in frictional contact withthe outersides of the body and to afiord pivots forthe legs, and aspacer lug secured on the inner face of one of the body plates adjacentto the bottom thereof.

In testimony whereof I afiix mysignature.

= 7 JAN VAN EERDE.

theprfecise details herein set forthand, there,

fore," hold myself entitled ,to make [such a v changesltherefromaszfairly fall withini the d is cop of what I Claim. I

"Having describedthe inventioml c'laim z' A toy'des gned; to representanimals, car catnres of animals and other animals com- 7 prising a" bodythat jconstitutes two similar plates, elastic elements connecting theplates adjacent to the front and rear thereofglee i signed to draw theplates towardeach other,

plates representing a head and a tail having a. providing pivots for thehead and tail and means for forcing the body platelintoi fric tionalcontactwitliwthe saidghea'd and tail, other'plates arranged in pairs torepresent the forefland-rear legs ofrthe animal or like object, elastic:elements 7' connecting the pairs of legs and the body plates havingtheir lower edges adjacent to the front and a rear 5 thereofnotcheditf'oi receiveithe;elastic.elementsrtherein notched endst'obereceivedbetween the plate and tohe received over the elasticconnecting elements for the plates, saidelastic elements I 0:

